Receptacle for leers or annealing-ovens



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M'. J. OWENS.

RECEPTACLE FOR LBERS OR ANNEALING OVENS.

No. 506,719. Patented-oct. 17, 189s.

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MICHAEL JOSEPH OWENS, OE -F1NDLAY, ASSIGNOR To THE LIBEY GLASS COMPANY, OF TOLEDO, Omo.

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SIEECIIEIGATJION' forming kpart of Letters Patent No. 506,719, dated October 17, 1893.

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To all whom it, may concern:

Beit known that LMICHAEL JOSEPH OWENS,

l of Findlay, county of Hancock, andState of part of this specification.

Ohio, have inyented certain new and useful Improvements in Receptacles forLeers or Annealing-Ovens .andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to n make and use the same,- reference beinglhad to-the accompanying drawings, and to the .Iigures of reference marked thereon, which form My invention relates to a supplemental receptacle for leers or annealing ovens, and has for its object to improve the existing manner of annealing glassware;

Heretofore in annealing glassware, the

ware is taken by the operative across thefac-A ature of the same is lowered making the Ware liable to crack,-also oyving to the varying tem less.

peratures to which the ware is subjected making it brittle`4 and Worthless. The same diculty is also found in the leer, owing to. .,the change due to drafts, ne., and changesin the leer lire. Another defect is found in the cool- -ing of the ware in lthe exit end of the leer, as

whenthe Wareis taken from the leer in a very hot condition, as would bethe case if the draft of air in the leer is from the entrance end tothe exit. Then the heat is all contracted in the exit end. This fact causes the ware to be quickly and improperly handled,and also causes atoo rapid cooling of the same after it leaves the leer causing the ware vto crack or become brittle and consequently worth- I This-same defect is encountered when the ware is passed through the leer with any 'rapidity as would be the case when a large order'is to be filled.

-It is the Object of myinyjention to overcome these objections, and I accomplish this result by employing an annealing receptacle which is so constructed as to hold the heat of the ware as it leaves the finisher and properly of receptacle as diagrammatic of heat and anneal the wre in the leer, and when taken from the leer gradually allowing the ware to cool oft 'without exposure to the outside atmosphere. ,l

The invention further consists in formlng the receptacles in such a way that they can be arranged' in tiers in the.' leer, therebyal- 'lowing for a larger output-,of annealed Ware with the ordinary feed of leer4 plate and consequently a longer heating time for the ware t'o properly anneal the same.

In the drawings Ihave illustrated onfeform my invention and in Whichf Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the leer illustrating the leer plate and receptacles containing the ware resting theref on, showing how the same may be arranged to insure a greater output of ware with the same speed of feed andv consequently heat as heretofore. IFig. 2 is a perspective view of the supplemental kiln or receptacle and Fig. 3 is'a `vertical s'ectionvof the same. y

1 designates the leer,'and 2 the leer plate, which are of any form or construction, and not being a part of this invention need no further description.

3 designates the supplemental receptacle which is formed of the box 4, preferably of metal over which. fits 'the top 5 forming an inclosed space 6, there being a lining 7 of nonconductingand heat retaining'properties in the interior of the receptacle for a purpose to be hereinafter stated.

AIn operation, as the `Ware is finished it is placed in the receptacle which can be made of any shape suitable either to suit the size and shape of the ware, as would be -the case if only one kind of ware was being made, or` of a size to contain any shape of ware if so desired. The top 5 is then placed thereon and the annealing receptacle is taken to the leer to be annealed, and is nun through the leer On the leer plate 2 as heretofore.

It will be understood that by the use of the annealing receptacle the heat of theware is retained in the same by reason of the inclosing sides, this Operation being made even more positive by the non-conducting and heat IDO retaining material 7, preferably of asbestus.

Therefore, the temperature of the ware is not lowered in transit to thefleer as heretofore. Also 1nl passlng through the leer the Ware receives an even heat notwithstanding the changes of the leer tire, as the heat received is retained and the Ware is not subject to a sudden rise or fall of its temperature'which causes the breakage. Itvwillalso be seen thatA by reason of the flat top and bottom of the annealingreceptacle the same can be packed above each other in the leer thereby increasmg the capacity of the-leer to agreat extent. It will also be seen'that by leaving the Ware 1n the kilns after passing through the leer the same will be cooled gradually thereby making the process of annealing glass practically perfect.

While I have described lthe annealing receptacleas receiving its heat from passing through the leer, I may employ other means for heating the same, without departing from zo the spirit of my invention. n

What I Claim s- 1 Y e, The combination with thel furnace; hang a hat plate, of an annealing receptacle adapt"\ ed t-o receive a glass article, said receptacle z 5 having a non-conducting and non-combustible lining to preventsudden changes of' the x temperature, and a fl-at top and bottom, v'vhere-y by the receptacles can be slipped along and packed on top of one another.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I hereby aix my signature in presf ence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL'JOSEPH OWENS.

lW'itnesses: y

- LOUIS A. CARABIN,

JOSEPH S'rAoKHoUs.r 

